Intel consistently improves computer performance year over year for everyone, from students to artists, business people to gamers. Not surprisingly, Intel is also critical to your success at the most intensely demanding activity for any computer: PC Gaming. Enter for a chance to win a high performance, Intel powered, gaming computer from Intel and Best Buy.

All gamers are welcome

What kind of gamer are you? It’s been said that variety is the spice of life and there are many kinds of PC gamer. Some people stick exclusively to simple PC games that work on any machine; others prefer highly demanding PC games they play on custom built water-cooled machines with the fastest Intel processor available. A recent study concluded that there are six distinct types of PC gamers:

  1. Alpha: Highly enthusiastic, cross-platform, social, influential, and competitive gamer; high knowledge of PC components especially as it affects gaming.
  2. Purist: PC-centric, preferring stationary, immersive gaming; likely to customize PC hardware.
  3. Enthusiast: passionate about the latest gaming trend, loves PC Gaming but also mobile/smartphone gaming; moderate hardware knowledge
  4. Pragmatist: hobbyist preferring stationary/solitary gaming; knowledgeable about hardware but pragmatic about which computer works for their needs
  5. On-the-go: gaming on the go is most important; satisfied with easy to use PC products
  6. Casual: gaming is a quick escape and usually a stationary activity; not very knowledgeable about PC hardware

Think about where you fit into this framework, and what kind of games you most like to play.

Gaming is better with Intel inside

Take a look at the selection of Intel powered gaming laptops and gaming desktop computers available at Best Buy and you’ll see an awesome selection. In fact, your gaming will improve with any one of those machines thanks to the power of the Intel processor inside. Three winners of this contest will soon find that out for themselves!

There will be one grand prize winner of an ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop and two additional prize winners of an Alienware m15 Laptop. All prizes have the fantastic Intel i7-9750H processor inside—one of the fastest processors available for a laptop!

ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)
Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti)

 

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy but you can only enter once. In a comment below, tell us which type of gamer you are (based on the descriptions above: Alpha, Purist, Enthusiast, Pragmatist, On-the-go, Casual) and which Intel powered gaming desktop or laptop sold at Best Buy is the machine of your dreams!

What can I win

At the end of this contest we will draw three winners from all eligible entries. One winner will receive the grand prize ASUS Zephyrus shown above; the other two winners will each get the Alienware m15 shown above.

This contest will run from March 27th to April 12th.

Remember you can only win once. However, tell your gaming friends about this contest:  they too would be thrilled to win this amazing opportunity to win a new Intel powered gaming computer.

Good luck

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Martin Renaud
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  2. ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop is perfect but I’d be happy with any laptop that has a SSD and 16GB of RAM. I’m a casual gamer.

  5. As a on-the-go gamer the flexibility of a ASUS ZenBook 14″ Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop makes it a great runner up to those laptops mentioned as the prize. It’s a dream to think you can play games while being anywhere!

  7. I am an enthusiast and would love to have the machine of my dreams the Alienware m15 15.6″ Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GTX 1660 Ti) for both myself and my son.

  9. I am more of an enthusiast as I love gaming and keep up to date with the newest games and PC hardware. My dream BestBuy laptop would be the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop with the Intel Core i7-9750H/1TB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2080 configurations. This would be an excellent upgrade for me in terms of PC gaming and schoolwork. The extra raw power will allow me to run games more efficiently. Additionally, the thin form factor will allow me to take it with me to school without handle more tasks for school.

  10. Enthusiast. ASUS Zephyrus S Thin Gaming Laptop would be nice. Thank you for giving us all a chance to win. Two thumbs up

  13. Casual gamer ASUS ROG 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070/Win 10) would be my pick it has the processor and capacity I like plus it has the 17.3 screen. I am older and it is easier to see with a bigger screen

  14. I’d consider myself an enthusiast. Would love an Asus Zephyrus. Would come in clutch since school courses are going to be online till this virus goes away.

  17. Totally a casual gamer but also an IT guy which some might think is a contradiction of sorts
    Thanks for the opportunity!

    Don

  18. I am an Enthusiast gamer, with the potential to become a purist. My family’s dream desktop would be Alienware Aurora Gaming PC – White (Intel Core i7 9700/1TB HDD/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/GeForce RTX 2080).

  19. I am a Enthusiast Gamer. Thank you for this amazing chance that you have given us to win one of these two powerful gaming laptops. My dream gaming laptop is ASUS Zephyrus. I am really looking forward to win this laptop for two reasons. First, my birthday is in the month of April, and it will be extremely amazing to I win this laptop … I will consider it as my birthday gift from (Best Buy. Second, I would like to play my favourite type of games on it (open-world games like Assassin’s Creed).

  21. Hello, I’m a pragmatist gamer and my dream setup available at BestBuy would be the Cybertron PC TGVCLXGXH7A28BU.
    Futureproof machine.

  23. i like desktops more, this would be the machine for me Acer Gaming PC (Intel Ci7-9700K/1TB HDD/256GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2080)

  24. I’m a Casual gamer and the machine of my dreams is ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop

  29. I’m a casual gamer that likes on-the-go, and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus S Ultra Slim 15.6″ Gaming Laptop would be those two.

  30. My son and I are both Enthusiasts and our dream gaming computer would definitely be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop! Thanks so much for the chance to win Best Buy!

  31. I am not a gamer, but my son is showing lots of interest in this world. He is a Casual gamer, and his dream computer would be the ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060)! Would love to win this for him.

    Good luck everyone!

  32. I’m a pragmatist and I think my reasonable dream machine is the CyberPowerPC Supreme Gaming PC. It meets my needs without over performing too much.

  36. Enthusiast who would really want an Intel CPU gaming laptop with a RTX chip! The ASUS ROG Zephyr GX531GX-XS76 is my dream machine at Best Buy.

  37. I am a Casual Gamer but that might change one day? My dream desktop gaming PC would be the high-performance OMEN by HP Obelisk. I don’t know a lot about computers at all but the sound of the ultra-powerful design that boasts an Intel Core i7-9700 processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and combination 2TB HDD and 256GB SSD for massive storage and faster load times, that sounds pretty amazing to me! I know 2TB means a lot of storage!
    I really love that the Large 2TB 7200RPM SATA HDD paired with a 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD whatever that actually is? But it means it gives you lots of room for more then just a collection of games. It has enough room for the other things I want on my PC like movies and tonnes of my photos ( Yes cat photo’s included) other digital media ( cat videos ) all this while still offering faster load times. Yes Please!

  38. I’m an alpha. The pc of my dreams is the Alienware Aurora R8 Gaming PC. You can’t get anything better for a pre built and there are so many options to customize your machine to make it your own, with the many purchasing options on the Best Buy website.

  44. From what there, I’m a Pragmatist but you dropped the ball leavin out us game devs! The Asus Zenbook 15.6′ looks delightful! Crazy how it packs so much but only weights 3-4lbs! Be able to work on several gb photoshop file or perhaps a model or two.

  45. I’m definitely a pragmatist and my dream machine is the Alienware m17 17.3″ Gaming Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 2070)

  46. I am a Enthusiast gamer. I would like to have the Asus ROG 17.3″. It world be sweet to be able to game anywhere.

  48. Purist. The ASUS Zephyrus S Thin 15.6″ Gaming Laptop (Intel i7-9750H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/NVIDIA RTX 2060) is a beast of a gaming laptop I would love to play on! Thanks for the chance to win.

  50. I am a enthusiastic purist with an Alpha mentality so i’m on the go all the time. So when i get casual only the best equipment will do.

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